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THE
ORIGIN OF PUSHKAR
One day there emanated from his mansion ear-splitting sounds, when
all ran inside to find out the reason, and to their surprise, learnt
that it was due to the falling of lotus from his hand, which he was
invariably holding since his settlement here. Brahma then narrated
the story of one dreadful demon by name Vajranabha, who was causing
incalculable
harm to the children and whom he killed with his lotus chanted and
fell came to be known as the Pushkar Thirth The chanted lotus soon
after killing the awful demon rebounded at
three places, at every one of them water gushed forth from the
earth. These three places are lying within a circuit of 6 Km and
they go by the names, of Jyesta, Madhyama, and
the Kanishlha Pushkar. In oath of thorn the images of Brahma, Vishnu
and Maheswar were installed respectively and are worshipped since
then.
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